An impressive total of 58 entries competed for a spot in the Sunday’s 30-car feature, and Terrance kept ahead, claiming a win in his heat race and drawing the ninth starting spot. He worked his way up to the top five by lap 50, and in lap 86 challenged David Hebert for the lead. His first challenge faltered when nearby cars collided to bring out a caution, but Terrance was not willing to give up, pulling up outside Hebert on the backstretch in lap 89 and passing him for the lead in turns 3 and 3.

“I just took my time with the race, and as the night went on, the tires got better,” Terrance said, adding that multiple cautions late in the race worked in his favor. “I think [Hebert] cooled his tires there at the end. We got the advantage over him at the last restart, and the car was just good after that.”

While Terrance, of Hogansburg, N. Y., spent the first half of the 100-lapper working up to the top five, Bobby Varin and Billy Dunn battled for a spot at the front of the pack. Polesitter Varin, of Johnstown, N. Y., took the initial lead at the green flag, but Dunn, of Watertown, N. Y., found the opportunity to pass him off a lap 9 restart.

Dunn clung to his position for the next 45 caution-free laps, successfully maneuvering lapped traffic to carve out a hefty lead over Varin. The yellow flag waved in lap 55, bringing the field together, but Dunn managed to stay ahead on the double-file restart. Behind him, Whittaker and Varin fought for second, with Whittaker claiming it in lap 50 only to lose it to Hebert off a restart in lap 64.

In lap 69, the Number One Speed Shop No. 49 slowed, and Dunn fell behind both Hebert and Whittaker to third. Experiencing mechanical issues, he pit under caution, managing to just barely make it back to the track before the green. Dunn finished 23rd overall.

Meanwhile, Terrance, who had been in fourth place since lap 50, charged ahead at a lap 73 restart to claim second over Whittaker and defending series champion Matt Sheppard. The last quarter of the race became a battle between Hebert and Terrance. After multiple attempts to challenge Hebert, Terrance won out in the end, taking the win.

A weekly competitor at Cornwall, Terrance said he was pleased with a victory at his home track, especially less-than-stelar finishes.

“We had a bad couple weekends. We’ve been leading the race and going off the track and stuff like that,” said Terrance, whose 12th- and 16th-place finishes in 358-Modified features at Cornwall certainly pale in comparison to a prestigious Super DIRTcar Series wins. “It’s definitely a good one for the guys, to redeem ourselves.”

Hebert maintained his position to finish second and Whittaker finished third. Sheppard started 12th and finished fourth and Jimmy Phelps, of Baldwinsville, N. Y., started eighth and finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten are Erick Rudolph in sixth, Mat Williamson in seventh, Danny O’Brien in eighth, Stephan LaFrance in ninth, and Dale Planck in tenth.

Third-place finisher Whittaker said he was happy with a podium finish, and hopes for a repeat during tomorrow’s DIRTcar 358-Modified Series race later today at Cornwall Motor Speedway.

“I was gunning for the win, but I can’t complain with a top-three in a Big-Block Modified series race,” said Whittaker, of Iroquois, Ontario. “I’m proud of everybody and I’m hoping we can do the same tomorrow.”

Joining the 358-Modified Series for Cornwall’s Canada Day special will be the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified Series and the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series. Competitor pits open at 1 p.m. and grandstand gates at 2 p.m., with racing scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.